Business Desk

In celebration of World Science Day, Rosatom’s international project Global Atomic Quiz 2024 will be held tomorrow, November 10. The main objective of the program is to create nuclear awareness among the young generation.

The quiz marks its fifth anniversary and will be conducted online in 13 languages: English, Russian, Bengali, Hungarian, Spanish, Portuguese, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Mongolian, Turkish, Uzbek, Arabic, and Indonesian. It is designed for schoolchildren and students worldwide.

Participants will have the opportunity not only to broaden their knowledge and win unique prizes but also to uncover intriguing facts about surprising and diverse applications of nuclear science. They will have a full 24 hours to answer 25 questions of varying difficulty and topics. In celebration of the quiz’s fifth anniversary, the questions will be organized into five distinct groups, each highlighting one of the major spheres of nuclear applications: “Energy and environment”, “Nuclear science”, “Industry and transport”, “Health”, and “Food and agriculture”.

Visiting the quiz website (quiz.atomforyou.com) on November 10 interested schoolchildren and students will be able to take part in the Global Atomic Quiz. To prepare for the quiz, participants can visit the website to explore infographics that illustrate various applications of atomic technologies and provide useful hints.

Besides, similar quiz competition will be held physically for pre-registered participants on November 10 at the Public Information Centre on Nuclear Energy (PIC) at Ishawardi, Pabna, and on November 11 at the Information Centre on Nuclear Energy (ICONE), Novo Theatre, and Russian House in Dhaka. Invited experts will discuss each of the answers in details with the participants. Winners will get special electronic gadgets and certificates.

All participants will receive a digital certificate, while 100 winners will be awarded with a unique prize- an atomic puzzle. A special prize awaits the top three participants- a trip to Russia. All the winners will be announced on the project’s website by November 22.